Guiping

See also: Guìpíng

English

Alternative forms

• Kuei-p'ing (Wade–Giles)
• Kweiping (dated)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 桂平 (Guìpíng).

Proper noun

Guiping

1. A county-level city in Guangxi, China.
   • [2010, Bernice A. Verbyla, “News from Kwangsi”, in Aunt Mae's China: This is the Story of Beatrice Mae Tonkin‎^[1], Xulon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 132:

     There was a battle at Kueiping just before the ladies came down. The buildings were hit but no one was hurt. Fighting is still going on in various places along the West River.]

   • 2016, Bill Lascher, “"Why Should I Contribute a Little More Trash?"”, in Eve of a Hundred Midnights: The Star-Crossed Love Story of Two World War II Correspondents and Their Epic Escape Across the Pacific‎^[2], 1st edition, William Morrow, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 31:

     Once their boat reached Tai Hong Kwong, a village alongside a sharp bend in the Pearl River north of Kweiping (Guiping), Ka Yik led his American friends down the muddy, narrow streets to a shop belonging to his father.

   • 2013 August 19, “Death toll from weekend flooding, landslides passes 100”, in South China Morning Post‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on October 24, 2013, China‎^[4]:

     An officer with the Guiping city traffic police said six vehicles were covered in mud and rocks, but it wasn’t clear how many people were inside them.

   • 2021 July 15, Ben Westcott, “Unvaccinated people in parts of China to be denied access to hospitals, parks and schools”, in CNN‎^[5], archived from the original on 16 July 2021‎^[6]:

     In Guangxi, two cities -- Guiping and Beiliu -- both said students would not be allowed to go to school unless both of their parents were fully vaccinated. After vocal opposition on social media, the notices were deleted although it is unclear if the restrictions will still apply.

Translations

county-level city of Guangxi, China

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 桂平 (gwai³ ping⁴)

  Mandarin: 桂平 (zh) (Guìpíng)

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Guiping”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[7], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1468, column 2